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Tractor-trailer rolls over in I-89 median in Georgia; driver unhurt

An Illinois truck driver was not injured when his tractor-trailer left Interstate 89 northbound near Exit 18 and rolled onto its side Thursday, Vermont State Police said.

GEORGIA, Vt. — A tractor-trailer rolled onto its side in the median of Interstate 89 northbound near Exit 18 in Georgia early Thursday, and the driver was not hurt, according to the Vermont State Police.

Police said they received a report of the crash at 5:27 a.m. The driver, Brian Kimme, 50, of Belleville, Illinois, was heading north when his truck veered off the road into the median and rolled onto the driver's side, troopers said.

Kimme was not injured and was helped out of the truck by the Georgia Fire Department, police said. He was wearing a seat belt, according to the police report.

The truck, a 2024 Volvo VNL, was damaged and was later towed from the scene. Police said the weather was clear and the road was dry at the time.

The release did not say what caused the truck to leave the road or whether Kimme was cited.

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